Raccoon issue...

[970TJ]

Solution: Blood hound - this is my 135 pounds of dumb, droopy ear, goofy ass dog.

I have 150+ pounds of worthless/stubborn as well! His name is Cletis, but he wouldn't have a clue what to do with a coon. Bloodhounds aren't really used for hunting that I'm aware of, just tracking for the most part. I think folks normally use Blue Tick's, or Redbone's. Coons mean business, and can kill a large dog in short order; especially in water by jumping on their back and drowning them. He's the weirdest dog I've ever had.....if you give him a treat like say 1 single M&M, he will play with it for at least an hour before he eats it! Can't help but love the dumb bastard though! Have you had problems with his/her feet? Cletis has had problems with toe nails splintering, crazy irritations, etc. I've been able to keep on top of it with Bag Balm, but he's been through a couple of painfull looking vet visits for his toe nails. I finally had to switch to the dremel like tool to trim his nails as opposed to the standard clippers. The vet told me it's common in hounds, and either they have CONSTANT problems or no problems. And trimming his nails, or giving him a bath is like WW3......my wife thought should could handle him while I was out of town once. It ended up with him knocking her into the bathtub, and him running outside with no intention of coming back inside, or anywhere near my wife for a day or two.



And I always get a kick out of this pic. lol "You want me to smell what?!"


Sorry for the hijack!! Animal control should have traps to lend at no cost. I've done it several times to get the trouble critters out to where I can let it go, or give it some lead medicine. I've never let a coon go though; I plug them while they're still in the cage. They're fairly hard to kill, and I always worried about turning them loose and having them turn on me. Plus, I sell pelts so its a win win.